In just over half an hour, the #NickvNigel debate will be on. There have been many amusing tweets throughout the day. Here are some of the best:
No hyperbole here as The Times anticipates #NickVNigel > "This is Godzilla versus King Kong." http://t.co/K7KCz4ve7b
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) March 26, 2014
Won't be listening to #NickvNigel tonight because I am a ball of nerves.
— Tim Oliver (@Aremay) March 26, 2014
soooooooo excited for #NickvNigel tonight on Sky – may even get myself some popcorn. #sadandlonely
— Lizzy (@lizzyroberts93) March 26, 2014
Vaguely amused that LBC are trying valiantly to hashtag #NickvNigel "#LBCdebate" like THAT'S going to work.
— Jennie Rigg (@miss_s_b) March 26, 2014
Although we might have to if we want our tweets to count towards the LBC Twitter worm…
@caronmlindsay bugger their twitter worm. They'll switch if everyone is using #NickvNigel
— Jennie Rigg (@miss_s_b) March 26, 2014
I am *desperate* to know who has been playing Nigel in #NickvNigel debate prep. Nobody will tell me…yet…
— Charlotte Henry (@charlotteahenry) March 26, 2014
"Conscious Uncoupling" is 8/1 to get a mention in tonight's #NickvNigel debate.
#buzzwordbingo pic.twitter.com/2OQ8sKdr2z
— Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) March 26, 2014
It seems like the BBC has gone #NickvNigel daft. They are everywhere. Nick looking relaxed and smiling.
— Caron Lindsay (@caronmlindsay) March 26, 2014
Tory @annasoubryMP "of course I want @nick_clegg's views to win on Europe" #NickvNigel #bbcdp
— Iain (@Iain_33) March 26, 2014
Labour frontbencher @EmmaReynoldsMP "I don't care who wins" despite Labour claiming at the weekend they're a party of in #NickvNigel #bbcdp
— Iain (@Iain_33) March 26, 2014
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I’m so excited! It’s good to hear other people excited.
What a wonderful line from Clegg about the need to read “the small print” on his EU referendum leaflet!
Well, that was interesting. Of course, given my own opinions, it’s not surprising that I’d see Nick as having the better of Nigel on the facts, nor perhaps that I would think that Nick was a better debater; not quite so aggressive as Nigel at the beginning, but landing a lot of solid blows later on in the debate, and sticking to a few comprehensible and credible points.
I admit I’m not immensely familiar with Nigel Farage’s screen presence, but I was a bit surprised at how nervous and jumpy he appeared, particularly toward the end. He came off as angry, of course, but I expect people (especially those who sympathise politically) can understand anger; but a long succession of nervous tics doesn’t come across quite so well.
I was also surprised (not having familiarised myself with his position on the subject) to find that Farage was such an open apologist for Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych, going to far as to blame the European Union for the deaths of those shot by Yanukovych’s snipers. This is a curious niche view, and not one which I expect to be particularly digestible.